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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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